The New London Day 5/2/2026By Kimberly DrelichDay Staff Writer A new report looks at risks and vulnerabilities to the Mystic River Watershed from flooding, extreme heat and drought, and it offers some potential solutions to address these climate-driven liabilities. Project officials recently presented key takeaways from the Mystic River Watershed Vulnerability Assessment prepared for the […]
Save the Sound 5/1/2026 Program has collected water quality data from Long Island Sound bays and harbors since 2017 The 10th season of the Unified Water Study (UWS) got underway Friday morning, with Save the Sound and 30 partner organizations ready to collect water quality samples in 52 bays and harbors around Long Island Sound during […]
The New London Day 12/27/2025 Beth Acton’s driveway and roadway used to flood so much that she had to slosh through puddles to get to the mailbox at the end of her driveway in East Lyme. The constant flooding killed the decades-old evergreens planted as a border along the road, making the problem worse when […]
The New London Day 12/13/2025 Long Island Sound experienced this year the lowest levels of hypoxia, or low oxygen, since monitoring of water quality began nearly four decades ago, the Long Island Sound Partnership announced. Hypoxia levels, which serve as an indicator of water quality, have been declining steadily, a good sign that efforts to […]
The New London Day 12/9/2025 Stonington — The Department of Public Works began work in front of Stonington High School last month on a project to improve water quality. As part of a broader plan to clean stormwater before it enters the groundwater, the Department of Public Works is installing a rain garden at the […]
UConn Marine Sciences 12/5/2025 Fall 2025 Increase of Nitrate in the Pawcatuck River WhO2’s cO2nsuming all the O2 in WequetequO2ck CO2ve Hourly Measurements of Oxygen in Wequetequock Cove: Takes your breath away! Controls on Phytoplankton Abundances in Wequetequock Cove DEVELOPING A NEW METHOD OF MEASURING ENTEROCOCCUS There’s poop in my storm drain, how about yours? Who […]
The New London Day 11/7/2025 Groton and Stonington have been awarded grants from the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program. On Friday, the program which is a collaboration among New York Sea Grant, Connecticut Sea Grant, and the Long Island Sound Partnership, announced a total of $909,121 in grants for 14 resilience projects in […]
The New London Day 11/1/2025 By Carrie Czerwinski,Special to The Day Stonington — Wequetequock resident Steve Gumpel felt he needed to speak out. Whenever he guides his boat beneath the bridge separating Wequetequock Cove from Little Narragansett Bay as a train passes overhead, he says, chunks of extensive rust that he can see on the […]
9/2025 In partnership with volunteer organizations and individuals around the globe, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup® engages people to remove trash from the world’s beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris and change the behaviors. Past Reports Note: From 1986 to 2007, reports are titled with the year that the data were collected (i.e. the 2007 […]
WFSB Eyewitness News 3 By Luke Hajdasz and Zoe Strothers STONINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) – In Stonington, there are unique plans place to clean up the water and eventually restore shellfish. Wequetequock Cove is great for a day on the boat, but if you look closely, the water may not be so inviting. It has a muddy bottom and […]
